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Kidney Cancer Unfiltered
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Season 1, Ep. 7
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Sarah Bobo was a caregiver for her late father during his journey with kidney cancer. She joins host Annamaria Scaccia to share insights on caring for a loved one, life after loss, and her emergence as a passionate advocate for self care and understanding, especially among other caregivers. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.
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4. Advocating for Palliative Care
38:53||Season 3, Ep. 4Host Annamaria Scaccia talks to Joel Stern, KCA Board member and a dedicated peer mentor, to discuss the importance of advocating for Palliative care. From pain management to quality of life, their conversation sheds light on why palliative care matters for kidney cancer patients. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.3. Patterns Found Between the Environment and Kidney Cancer
40:45||Season 3, Ep. 3Host Annamaria Scaccia takes a deep dive into the connection between plastic pollution and kidney cancer with Dr. Laura Bukavina and Dr. Christopher Weight from the Cleveland Clinic. Bukavina and Weight explore how environmental exposures impact our health - and why we need to rethink our plastic consumption for the sake of our future and our health. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.2. Making it Through the Holidays with Cancer
40:32||Season 3, Ep. 2Host Annamaria Scaccia connects with Sean Healy to discuss how to navigate the holiday season while facing the challenges of cancer. The holidays can be a tough time for many, especially when dealing with loss, stress, or difficult memories. In this episode, Sean shares how shifting focus, giving back to others, and accepting tough emotions can help ease the emotional load. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.1. When Cancer Shakes Up Friendships
49:50||Season 3, Ep. 1In the first episode of Kidney Cancer Unfiltered season 3, host Annamaria Scaccia launches Season 3 with Claudia Tatum — a kidney cancer patient, advocate, and retired oncology nurse — who shares how her friends in the medical community have stepped up to support her throughout her journey, and how grateful she is for their compassion and guidance along the way. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.10. In Their Own Words: A conversation with the Scaccia family
40:54||Season 2, Ep. 10In this episode, Kidney Cancer Unfiltered host Annamaria Scaccia gathers her own family for an intimate conversation about going through the cancer experience together and the impact it had on all of them. With her partner Sam and son Kelly, the family talks through learning about Annamaria's kidney cancer and subsequent thyroid cancer diagnoses and what life has been like since then. As Annamaria said, some things they have talked about before, other things were a revelation, but ultimately, the conversation brought them all a deeper understanding of what they were feeling. Because at the end of the day, it's not just Annamaria's cancer journey, it's something they share as a family. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.9. Cancer Doesn't Know an Age
54:57||Season 2, Ep. 9Host Annamaria Scaccia talks with Katie Coleman and Dr. Pavlos Msaouel as they unpack Katie's stage 4 kidney cancer diagnosis at age 29. Katie shares her feelings of naivety and intimidation when she was first diagnosed, the long journey to trusting her treatment plans, and how she transformed her experience into her book, "Too Young for Cancer." Dr. Msaouel, a world-renown researcher and clinician with special expertise in rare types of kidney cancer, has journeyed with Katie and other patients to reach for better treatments and hope for the future.8. Navigating Kidney Cancer While Pregnant
52:39||Season 2, Ep. 8Heather Williams faced the unimaginable, receiving a rare kidney cancer diagnosis and finding out she was pregnant in the span on 13 days. Heather was just over a year into marriage to the love of her life and they hoped to start a family. With host Annamaria Scaccia, Heather shared the challenges of undergoing treatment for the rare type of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) while pregnant and the unwavering support from her medical team. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.7. Does Where You Live Affect Your Care?
35:12||Season 2, Ep. 7Dr. Pedro Barata is a kidney cancer expert and genitourinary medical oncologist at the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Ohio. He talks to host Annamaria Scaccia about the significant challenges of accessing quality oncology care in rural areas and how socioeconomic factors impact treatment outcomes as well as the role of social and case workers and the importance of building supportive cancer survivor communities. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.6. Long-Term Cancer Survivorship
53:46||Season 2, Ep. 6Raul Chavez is an 18-year kidney cancer survivor with an unclassifiable diagnosis. In conversation with host Annamaria Scaccia, Raul shared the emotional and mental toll of living life in three-month intervals, always wondering if he’ll receive a new lease on life with each scan. Raul described the post-traumatic stress he endured after his diagnosis and being in "survivor mode" during the first five years. Visit kidneycancer.org for more support and resources.